Child Psychology and Psychiatry - Frameworks for Clinical Training and Practice

An authoritative, up-to-date guide for psychologists, psychiatrists, pediatricians and other professionals working with vulnerable and at-risk children
 
Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Third Edition is an indispensable resource for psychologists and psychiatrists in training, as well as experienced clinicians who want to stay abreast of important recent developments in the field. Comprehensive in coverage and much broader in scope than competing titles, its clear, concise entries and abundance of illustrations and visual aids make it easy for busy professionals and interns to quickly absorb and retain key information.
 
Written by expert clinicians and researchers in a wide range of disciplines within or relevant to the fields of normal and abnormal childhood development, Child Psychology and Psychiatry includes contributions from clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists, child psychiatrists, pediatricians, speech pathologists, and developmental psychology and psychopathology researchers. It has been fully updated for the DSM-5 and reflects the theoretical, structural, and practical developments which have taken place in the world of child psychology and psychiatry over recent years.
* Combines a strong academic and research emphasis with the extensive clinical expertise of contributing authors
* Covers normal development, fostering child competence, childhood resilience and wellbeing, and family and genetic influences
* Discusses neurobiological, genetic, familial and cultural influences upon child development, especially those fostering childhood resilience and emotional wellbeing
* Explores the acquisition of social and emotional developmental competencies with reviews of child psychopathology, clinical diagnoses, assessment and intervention
* Features new chapters on the impact of social media on clinical practice, early intervention for psychosis in adolescence, and the development of the theory and practice of mentalization
 
Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Third Edition is an indispensable learning tool for all of those training in clinical psychology, educational psychology, social work, psychiatry, and psychiatric and pediatric nursing. It is also a valuable working resource for all those who work professionally with at-risk children and adolescents.

List of contents

Notes on Contributors xxiii
 
Section 1 Developing Competencies
 
1a: Contextual Influences Upon Social and Emotional Development 1
 
1 Family and Systemic Influences 3
Barbara Maughan
 
Family Relationships and Parenting 3
 
Parent and Family Characteristics 5
 
Sibling Relationships 5
 
Changing Family Patterns 6
 
Parental Separation and Divorce 6
 
Childcare and Schooling 6
 
Wider Social and Environmental Influences 7
 
Poverty and Social Disadvantage 7
 
Neighbourhood and Community Contexts 8
 
Multiple Stressors 8
 
References 8
 
2 Child Development and Cultural Considerations in Clinical Practice 11
Ruma Bose and Sanjida Sattar
 
Introduction 11
 
Developmental Niche and Eco-Cultural Pathways 11
 
Childhood and Parenting Across Cultures 12
 
Infancy 12
 
Developmental Stages 12
 
Attachment 12
 
Parental Involvement in Play and Learning 13
 
Middle Childhood 13
 
Adolescence 14
 
Culture and Disability 14
 
Ethnicity and Mental Health 14
 
Conclusion 15
 
References 15
 
3 Neurobehavioural Development in Infancy: The Buffering and Transducing Role of the Mother/Caretaker-Infant Dyad 17
Cindy H. Liu and Ed Tronick
 
Introduction 17
 
Infant Neurobehavioural Capacities 17
 
Culture 18
 
Mutual Regulation and Buffer-Transducer Models 20
 
Conclusion 21
 
References 22
 
4 Genetic and Biological Influences 25
David H. Skuse
 
Introduction 25
 
How Many Genes Are There? 26
 
Sources of Genomic Variation 28
 
Mechanisms of Genomic Regulation 29
 
Mechanisms Influencing Neurodevelopmental Integrity 30
 
Measuring Genetic Susceptibility to Psychiatric Disorders 30
 
Gene-Environment Interactions 30
 
Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) 31
 
Epigenetic Variation 32
 
Future of Psychiatric Genetics: Precision Medicine 32
 
Conclusions 33
 
References 34
 
Section 1b: General Patterns of Development 37
 
5 Clinical Evaluation of Development from Birth to 5 Years 39
Ajay Sharma, Tony O'Sullivan and Gillian Baird
 
Child Development and Neurodevelopmental Disorders 39
 
History-Taking 41
 
Observation and Interactive Assessment 42
 
Developmental Domains 42
 
Gross Motor 42
 
Visual Behaviour, Eye-Hand Coordination and Problem-Solving 43
 
Early Visual Behaviour 43
 
Eye-Hand Co-Ordination 43
 
Object Concepts and Relationships 44
 
Imitating and Copying Cube Models 44
 
Drawing 45
 
Language and Communication 46
 
Play and Social Behaviour 46
 
Development of Attention 46
 
Cognitive Development 46
 
Clinical Decision-Making and Severity of Developmental Delay 48
 
Physical Examination 49
 
Planning Medical Investigations and Making Diagnosis 50
 
Further Reading 51
 
6 Emotional Development in the First Year of Life 53
Howard Steele
 
Introduction 53
 
Infant Emotional Expression 53
 
The Development of Infant Emotional Expressions 54
 
Crying 54
 
Smiling or Joy 55
 
Surprise, Anger and Sadness 55
 
Fear 55
 
Infant Detection of the Emotional Expressions of Others 56
 
The Interactive Context 57
 
References 57
 
7 Young People with Learning Disabilities 59
David Dossetor
 
Introduction 59
 
The Changing Cont

About the author

Dr. David Skuse is Head of Behavioural and Brain Sciences at the UCL Institute of Child Health and an Honorary Consultant in Developmental Neuropsychiatry at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. Dr. Helen Bruce is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist for East London NHS Foundation Trust, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Senior Teaching Fellow at the Institute of Child Health, UCL. Dr. Linda Dowdney is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society.

Summary

An authoritative, up-to-date guide for psychologists, psychiatrists, pediatricians and other professionals working with vulnerable and at-risk children

Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Third Edition is an indispensable resource for psychologists and psychiatrists in training, as well as experienced clinicians who want to stay abreast of important recent developments in the field. Comprehensive in coverage and much broader in scope than competing titles, its clear, concise entries and abundance of illustrations and visual aids make it easy for busy professionals and interns to quickly absorb and retain key information.

Written by expert clinicians and researchers in a wide range of disciplines within or relevant to the fields of normal and abnormal childhood development, Child Psychology and Psychiatry includes contributions from clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists, child psychiatrists, pediatricians, speech pathologists, and developmental psychology and psychopathology researchers. It has been fully updated for the DSM-5 and reflects the theoretical, structural, and practical developments which have taken place in the world of child psychology and psychiatry over recent years.
* Combines a strong academic and research emphasis with the extensive clinical expertise of contributing authors
* Covers normal development, fostering child competence, childhood resilience and wellbeing, and family and genetic influences
* Discusses neurobiological, genetic, familial and cultural influences upon child development, especially those fostering childhood resilience and emotional wellbeing
* Explores the acquisition of social and emotional developmental competencies with reviews of child psychopathology, clinical diagnoses, assessment and intervention
* Features new chapters on the impact of social media on clinical practice, early intervention for psychosis in adolescence, and the development of the theory and practice of mentalization

Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Third Edition is an indispensable learning tool for all of those training in clinical psychology, educational psychology, social work, psychiatry, and psychiatric and pediatric nursing. It is also a valuable working resource for all those who work professionally with at-risk children and adolescents.

Product details

• Authors: Helen Bruce, Linda Dowdney, D Skuse, David Skuse, David (Head of Behavioural and Brain Scienc Skuse, David Bruce Skuse
• Assisted by: Hele Bruce (Editor), Helen Bruce (Editor), Bruce Helen (Editor), Linda Dowdney (Editor), Dowdney Linda (Editor), David Skuse (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2017
• EAN: 9781119170181
• ISBN: 978-1-119-17018-1
• No. of pages: 496
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Kinderpsychologie, Psychologie, Klinische Psychologie, Psychiatrie, Kinderpsychiatrie, Medizin, Psychology, Psychiatry, Clinical psychology, Medical Science, Klinische Psychologie / Kinder u. Jugendliche, Child & Adolescent Clinical Psychology